Pope Francis' first Palm Sunday Mass

March 24, 2013 |Compiled by Merrisa Brown, mySA.com

Newly appointed pope delivers his blessing to the palms and to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on March 24, 2013.

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Pope Francis kneels in prayer as he celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The new pontiff arrived in an uncovered vehicle to start solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day. Francis wore bright red robes over a white cassock and presided over the Mass from an altar sheltered by a canopy on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis kneels in prayer as he celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The new pontiff arrived in an uncovered vehicle to start solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day. Francis wore bright red robes over a white cassock and presided over the Mass from an altar sheltered by a canopy on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)